THUZHA - Aranmula Malayalam Onam Song 2025 | Bhadra Rajin | Rithwik Sreekumar | RG x Shefali Khanna

Raahein Gharana presents a Malayalam Song
Rhythmic Roots: Kerala

Song: ‘Thuzha’
Pronounced as Too-Rrha
Meaning: Intently in Rhythm

Raahein Gharana proudly announces the third release in our Rhythmic Roots series: Thuzha — a new musical tribute from Kerala, created for the Onam Snake Boat Festival in September 2025.

Thuzha (pronounced Too-Rrha, meaning “intently in rhythm”) is a vibrant celebration of Kerala’s living musical heritage — the Aranmula Vanchipattu folklore. This piece features a powerful collaboration:

The context of these verses from Vanjipattu:
Kunjalan/Sudama who comes from a poor wealth background is asked by his wife to go and ask help from his childhood friend, Krishna who is ruling Dwaraka. However, the moment he sees Krishna, he forgets everything and acts in the same way as they did during their childhood. After spending time with him, the moment Kunjalan/Sudama returns to his wife, he finds his old house was replaced by a big gold mansion

At its heart, Thuzha combines poetry with the legendary story of Krishna and Sudama, weaving together unity in diversity and tradition in motion. The oar guides many hands to the same sunrise — together, intently in rhythm.

Join us as we honor Kerala’s musical roots this Onam — where the pulse of tradition meets the spirit of togetherness.

RAAHEIN Gharana creates independent regional music across India, focusing on forgotten or underappreciated live instruments, ensuring global audiences recognize the diversity beyond sitar and tabla.

Our Vision
Accessibility: Building a "human library" of Indian sounds and instruments, reviving those that have been dusted or forgotten.
Sustainability: Empowering underprivileged and/or unsung traditional musicians by up-skilling them and pairing them with contemporary composers, lyricists, and vocalists.
Innovation: Creating a generative space where traditional practices meet modern creativity to keep these sounds alive.

The making of THUZHA:

Music Director, Composer: Rithwik Sreekumar
Lyricist: Haritha Haribabu
Folklore: Aranmula Vanchipattu Traditional

Vocals-
Female Vocalist: Bhadra Rajin

Aranmula Male Vocalist Group:
Devakrishna S
Arjun S
Ajith Kumar S
Sai Kumar G
Renjith Varma
Sidharth Subramonian

Instrumentalists-
Chenda: Chottanikkara Sathyan Narayanan Marar, Thirumarayur Vijesh Marar, Sharth Krishna,
Kombu: Udayanapuram Shibu
Madhalam: Thripunithara Raja Gopal
Edakka: Chottanikkara Sathyan Narayanan Marar
Violin - Bala Murali

Audio Production-
Music Producer: Rithwik Sreekumar
Mix Engineer: Rithwik Sreekumar
Mastering Engineer: Balu Thankachan at 20dB Black,Chennai
Music Supervisor: Nilesh Mehetre

Recording -
Mulanthuruthy Sessions: Ala Recording Floor, Mulanthuruthy
Kochi Sessions: Mystudio, Kochi
Mumbai Sessions: The Audio Guys Institute
Recordist: Akshay Kakkoth, Jiyad & Badrul Jamali

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Creative Directors for propelling us forward every inch of the way-
Sethu Thankachan, STP Production
Ranjith Melepatt, RM Productions

A Special Thanks to Sethu Thankachan for a poetic translation of the song. (Captions included)

Video Production-
Director & DOP: Tushar Mahajan
Editor: Rakshit Mahajan
Colourist: Tapasvi Asija
BTS: Nirmathan

Costume and Set Design-
Designer: Shefali Khanna Craft & Music Studio

Digital Marketing: Blow Horn Media

A Special Thanks to the Dear Sunshine Team - Kamini Khanna, Deepak Khanna, Hari Varma

Produced by Dear Sunshine Experiences

Executive Producer & Song Curation: Shefali Khanna

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Shefali Khanna
Founder

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